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Fortinet, Inc, the pioneer and leading provider of multi-threat security solutions, announced today (June 27) the opening of its regional headquarters in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong office will lead and coordinate the sales and support of the company's operations in the Asia Pacific region, which includes Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Taiwan and Mainland China.
Managing Director, Ricky Ho, explains Fortinet's choice to site the Asia Pacific operations hub in that territory: "Hong Kong is a great place for Asia Pacific's headquarters because of its location in the heart of the region, its proximity to the large markets in China and India, the rule of law, its educated and highly skilled workforce, and its efficient and advanced infrastructure for business."
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Fortinet has customer support, development and sales facilities throughout the America, Europe and Asia. The company sells security solutions to counter network and computer security threats, such as viruses, Trojans and spam, and subscription update services through its network of channel partners worldwide.
The Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, John Rutherford, welcomes Fortinet.
"Hong Kong is an international business hub with numerous multinational enterprises based here. A powerful and reliable information technology network is key for communications and business transactions. This is the ideal market for network security companies like Fortinet to flourish locally and regionally,กจ said Mr Rutherford.
Founded in 2000, Fortinet is the pioneer and leading provider of ASIC-accelerated multi-threat security systems, which are used by enterprises and service providers to increase their security while reducing total operating costs. Fortinet solutions are built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security protection -- including firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention, VPN, spyware prevention and anti-spam. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface, Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and reporting. For more information, please visit the website at www.fortinet.com
Invest Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing the support needed to establish a business presence here. For more information, please visit the website at www.investhk.gov.hk.
Ends/Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:30
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